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  • Psychology
  • STEM Education
  • Educational Measurement

Background:

  • Spatial ability is vital for STEM success but current tests lack modern psychometric validation.
  • Existing spatial tests may not be contextually relevant or psychometrically sound for STEM applications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose and illustrate an approach for developing valid, reliable, and efficient computer-based spatial skill tests.
  • To develop and validate an efficient test for visualizing cross-sections of 3D objects.

Main Methods:

  • Development and pilot testing of computer-based spatial tests.
  • Online administration of three spatial measures to 498 participants (aged 18-20).
  • Psychometric analysis, including item-level statistics, to refine tests and create a combined measure.

Main Results:

  • Two developed tests, Santa Barbara Solids and Planes of Reference, demonstrated good psychometric properties and measured domain-general cross-sectioning ability.
  • A refined, combined measure showed no significant effects of sex or ethnicity when controlling for math education, verbal ability, and age.
  • Geology-based cross-sectioning tests were too difficult, likely due to confounding domain knowledge.

Conclusions:

  • The developed computer-based tests offer valid, reliable, and efficient measures of spatial visualization skills.
  • Recommendations are provided for using these tests in selection and training within STEM fields.
  • The study highlights the need for contextually relevant and psychometrically sound spatial ability assessments.